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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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Is the LNG industry gaslighting the path to net-zero?

Corporate Knights

Still, producers want the federal government to include exported LNG as part of its climate change strategy, including policies for preferential financing. By the 2030s, the costly new LNG export terminals will either become stranded assets or lock in emission growth that takes us in the wrong direction on climate change.

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Call to Support Climate Disclosures in UK Prospectus Rules

Chris Hall

Earlier this week, climate change think tank Carbon Tracker hosted a webinar to highlight the opportunity for investors to influence the FCA’s Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations regime (POATR) consultation. One of the things that is concerning us as investors is the increasing politicisation of climate change.

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ESG Explainer: On the Road to Transition

Chris Hall

In the whole of 2012, about 130 000 electric cars were sold worldwide. Electric vehicles powered by low-emission electricity offer the largest decarbonisation potential for land-based transport, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its most recent report on climate change mitigation.

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Fueling Disinformation: How Big Oil Obstructs Climate Education

Richard Matthews

As reported by Newsweek , an NCSE survey revealed that teachers offer their students very little climate education and when they do, it is often inaccurate (60% of teachers are unaware of the scientific consensus on climate change). trillion climate-focused infrastructure bill. Petro-pedagogy targeting kids.